New Milford vs Pecatonica

A side-by-side comparison of New Milford and Pecatonica: population, income, housing, and more.

New Milford and Pecatonica are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pecatonica has the higher population (2,178 vs 1,183 in New Milford). New Milford has the higher median household income ($73,125 vs $71,500 in Pecatonica). Pecatonica has the higher median home value ($134,900 vs $130,200 in New Milford).

Population, income & housing

	New Milford	Pecatonica
Population	1,183	2,178
Median age	33.2 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,125	$71,500
Median home value	$130,200	$134,900
Median gross rent	$750	$1,089
Housing units	438	988
Homeownership rate	88.6%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Milford	Pecatonica
Population	713 → 1,183 (+65.9%)	2,243 → 2,178 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$56,302 → $73,125 (+29.9%)	$56,500 → $71,500 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$116,700 → $130,200 (+11.6%)	$114,500 → $134,900 (+17.8%)
Median gross rent	$689 → $750 (+8.9%)	$865 → $1,089 (+25.9%)

New Milford

Population

7131,183

Median household income

$56,302$73,125

Median home value

$116,700$130,200

Median gross rent

$689$750

Pecatonica

Population

2,2432,178

Median household income

$56,500$71,500

Median home value

$114,500$134,900

Median gross rent

$865$1,089

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Milford	Pecatonica
Under 5	5.2%	7.2%
5 to 17	18.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	18.5%	12.6%
35 to 44	6.2%	10.7%
45 to 54	9.3%	15.1%
55 to 64	20.8%	15.3%
65 to 74	7.9%	6.8%
75 and over	3.2%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Milford	Pecatonica
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	88.3%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.6%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Milford	Pecatonica
No high school diploma	6.4%	6.8%
High school graduate	47.6%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Milford	Pecatonica
Drove alone	79.8%	79.3%
Carpooled	12.7%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	9.3%
Other means	5.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Milford	Pecatonica
1-unit, detached	68.9%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	28.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	New Milford	Pecatonica
Poverty rate	19.7%	6.6%
Average household size	2.87	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1985	1957